AMD’s problems continue. The first damaged Ryzen 7 9850X3D

The latest processor AMD It’s not even three weeks for players, and the first report of a failure has already appeared on the Internet. We’re talking about a model Ryzen 7 9850X3Dwhich debuted late last month. Slightly higher clock speeds allowed it to symbolically overtake the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, although in terms of design both processors are almost identical.

It is this closeness of specifications that makes the new model may be susceptible to the same problemswhich previously affected its predecessor. A report by the user who describes it appeared on Reddit repeated failures for both the Ryzen 7 9800X3D and the newer 9850X3D.

The author of the entry initially used Ryzen 7 9800X3D in combination with the motherboard ASUS TUF X870P WiFi, memories G.SKILL Neo 6000 MT/swater cooling Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 mm and power supply Corsair RM1000x. For the first week everything worked fine, however over time, the computer began to freeze and eventually refuse to start. The memory test in OCCT showed no abnormalities, which led us to suspect the processor or motherboard.

The equipment has been returned and the user decided to replace the CPU with a newer model. Unfortunately, after a few weeks the situation repeated itself. The computer failed to complete the POST procedure more and more often freezes and random restarts. Importantly, the processor did not completely fail, but it did exhibit suggestive instability potential degradation.

During further testing, the system reported repeatedly WHEA errors, which usually indicate hardware problems with voltages, the memory controller or the CPU itself. The user emphasizes that it did not do OC/PBO, and EXPO profiles were turned on and off without affecting stability. No traces of physical damage were found on the processor itself.

So far, it’s only one damaged Ryzen 7 9850X3D, but looking at hundreds of cases of its predecessor it’s only a matter of time until more people start getting affected by it. It’s worth remembering that owners of ASUS and ASRock boards are at the forefront of failuresand there are much fewer reports from MSI and GIGABYTE users.